India, Feb. 6 -- As negotiations over the India-US trade deal gather momentum, American journalist and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has said that the United States no longer has the authority to dictate terms to India.

In an exclusive interview with India Today Global, Carlson described India as a transformed global power and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the defining leaders of the current era.

Carlson also criticised Washington's pressure on New Delhi over its foreign policy choices, particularly India's continued purchase of Russian oil, arguing that such tactics belong to an outdated world order.

Emphasising India's evolution over the past two decades, Carlson said the country should no longer be viewed thro...